Chapter 16 Illusions

This is an interesting chapter, and I am not exactly sure where to start. Contending with illusions within the realm of the church is a challenge. There are those who adopt doctrine hard and fast and have the illusion that others will follow suit. Yet that is not the...

Chapter 14, Communion

Chapter 14 Communion In the award-winning Broadway musical, Wicked, there is a moment when Galinda, the Good Witch, and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch, part ways after Ephpaba decides that she can no longer serve the great and powerful Oz.  After having developed a...

It takes work

I remember a college professor once telling us, “Fellas, if you highlight everything, you’ve highlighted nothing.” Well as I read this chapter I had to avoid the temptation of highlighting every line. Charles Moore, a pastor in the Bruderhof community, takes community...

George MacDonald’s Vision

Chapter 11 We are now venturing into the next phase of exploring community. The first ten chapters of our journey were exploring the call to community, but now we must delve into the formation of community, the honing of what exactly Christian community aspires to be...